Posted:April 24, 2014

OSF Academy Inaugurates with Eleven Screencasts

Another Expansion in Documentation for the Open Semantic Framework

The Open Semantic Framework is a complete foundation to bring semantic technology capabilities to the enterprise. OSF has applications from enterprise information integration to collaboration networks and open government. It has been under development since 2009, leveraging a set of robust open source engines and connecting Web services and architecture, and is now in its third major version. OSF is fully integrated as a semantic technology extension to the Drupal content management system.

Yet, as all of us know, written documentation is not always discovered nor read. The paradigm for technology transfer is shifting to online tutorials and screencasts.

In keeping with that trend, SD has committed itself to develop a (hopefully) complete suite of online screencasts and tutorials geared to the nuts-and-bolts of how to install, configure, test, manage and use an OSF installation. Our intent is to aid users to bring semantics into the enterprise without the need for external support or cost.

We call this curriculum of tech transfer screencasts and video tutorials the OSF Academy.

Over the past week we have been releasing the first dozen screencasts in this series. With this foundation, it is now time to make a broader announcement of the OSF Academy.

So, On With it Now

Welcome!

We are on pace to release many dozens of specific screencasts on all use and management aspects of OSF. Please stay tuned over the coming weeks.

The Series Begins

Most of the screencasts are quite specific in certain use aspects of the Open Semantic Framework. However, tutorial #1 is a useful overview of OSF and the series:

The Next Ten Screencasts

SD’s CTO, Fred Giasson, is the key demo jockey for most of the OSF Academy screencasts. Many of these screencasts are technical, and all are specific and focused. Access each screencast by number below. There is also a (blog post) associated with each screencast that provides useful background information and links.

Another Expansion in Documentation for the Open Semantic Framework The Open Semantic Framework is a complete foundation to bring semantic technology capabilities to the enterprise. OSF has applications from enterprise information integration to collaboration networks and open government. It has been under development since 2009, leveraging a set of robust open source engines and connecting […]